Configure Honeycomb Environments

Your Honeycomb Team account is structured into Environments, which partition your data and organize your Honeycomb resources. Each Environment contains multiple Datasets, which group your data.

Whereas each Dataset represents a collection of related events that come from (or are related to) the same source, each Environment represents the context for those events. So all events within an Environment should be related to one another, but each Environment should be distinct and separate from all other Environments.

Honeycomb treats Environments as completely distinct entities with no connection to one another. Each query can be run within a single Environment, but across any Datasets within that Environment.

Each Environment consists of a set of datasets, a set of API keys, a set of custom fields, and a set of markers.

Tip
Environments exist only in Honeycomb’s current release. If you use Honeycomb Classic, we recommend migrating to Honeycomb Environments, so you can take advantage of its expanded data model and future product updates.
Manage Environments

Manage your Honeycomb Environments, which partition your data and organize your Honeycomb resources. Learn how to create and delete Environments, and how to change the Environment description and label color.

Manage API Keys

Manage your Honeycomb API Keys. Use specialized Ingest Keys to send telemetry data to Honeycomb and use Configuration Keys to manage resources in your Honeycomb Environment. Learn how to create and delete API keys, and identify which permissions you may grant to your API Keys.

Manage Custom Fields

Define unique custom fields for use across all Datasets contained within your Environment. Otherwise known as Derived Columns, custom fields are computed properties that are calculated by a formula. Learn how to create, define, and delete custom fields.

Manage Markers

Each Environment allows you to define markers for use across the Dataset contained within it. Use markers to emphasize specific data points in time, such as deployments, incidents, activated or resolved triggers, and enabled or disabled feature flags. Learn how to create, delete, and change the appearance of markers.

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Best Practices for Organizing Data

Explore our recommendations for organizing your data into Environments and datasets, including when we recommend creating multiple Environments.

Best Practices for API Keys

Explore Honeycomb’s recommendations for working with API keys.

Derived Column Formula Reference

Explore syntax, and operators and functions that you can use when creating custom fields, otherwise known as Derived Columns, in Honeycomb Datasets and Environments. Use example formulas as inspiration when creating your own custom fields.

Common Issues with Configuring Honeycomb: Environments

Explore common issues with configuring Honeycomb Environments. Find solutions to help you troubleshoot your Honeycomb implementation.

Common Issues with Configuring Honeycomb: API Keys

Explore common issues with configuring Honeycomb API Keys. Find solutions to help you troubleshoot your Honeycomb implementation.

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